Tom introduces a piece on television legend Bob Wussler, who passed away in early June. Wussler was one of the architects of modern television. In these telling interviews, Wussler talks about the evolution of television from the 1960s through the 1980s and shares his thoughts on global television and the future. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnOU551u0lc] To watch the 1976 interview, click here. Bob Wussler’s New York Times Obit
Longtime WBEZ all-night jazz DJ Dick Buckley (1925-2010) passed away today, at the age of 85. Buckley’s jazz program was a fixture on Chicago Public Radio every Monday through Friday night, from 1977 to 2008. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNOdTu4NDEE] This short clip of Buckley in the WBEZ studio is from the 1989 documentary Radio Faces. To watch the entire documentary, go to: http://mediaburn.org/Video-Preview.128.0.html?&uid=4927
What do immigrants expect of America, and how does it differ from their home countries? Videomaker Skip Blumberg asks applicants for citizenship at a New York immigration office in “Waiting for the American Dream”: If you want to watch the full version at Media Burn, click here. This video blog was inspired by Act 2 of an episode of This American Life, “True Urban Legends.” “Fleeing is Believing” starts at 35:32. In 1991, the U.S. opened a one week window to […]
Though Chicago may be known elsewhere for its pizza, our video collection seems to have a preoccupation with hot dogs and hot dog establishments. The video below features a trip in 1980 to the easily recognizable Superdawg at Milwaukee and Devon, where filmmakers Joe and Frank McGarry stop to eat before waiting for Pope John Paul II’s motorcade to pass through the distinctly Polish neighborhood. It also features a 1992 commercial for Gold Coast Dogs, back when they only had […]
This video by Nick Despota, Scott Jacobs, and John Mabey celebrates summer in Chicago through a visit to Englewood in 1979. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRi0-w7dPb8] To watch the full version at Media Burn, click here!
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A short interview with Chicago Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull. Taken from the 1985 television special “Once A Star.” Produced by Joel Cohen and Tom Weinberg. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMM7MQqp9MA] For more on Bobby Hull and the Blackhawks, click below! http://tinyurl.com/23448lq Want more archival video? Click here! http://mediaburn.org Media Burn needs your help! If you would like to donate to the archive, you can do so here. http://mediaburn.org/Donate.donate.0.html?&no_cache=1
Sara Chapman introduces a rare and revealing tape of Chicago Mayor Jane Bryne’s brief stint living at Cabrini Green in 1981. Bryne’s attempt at a lighthearted Easter egg hunt and sing-along quickly brings social unrest as residents protest the absurdity of her presence. To watch the full 20 minute video at Media Burn, click here. For more inside views of Chicago politics you can’t see anywhere else, go to our website!